Fairfax Media has been ordered to pay $300,000 in damages to West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle over a series of defamatory reports published in January 2016.

Gayle sued Fairfax Media for defamation after articles published in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times alleged that he exposed himself to a female massage therapist during a Sydney training session at the 2015 World Cup.

The cricketer was not present at the NSW Supreme Court to hear the judgement.